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 Business Birmingham has hit back at claims that the city's inward investment programme will be hindered by the riots. Wouter Schuitemaker, investment director at the organisation, told Insider that several potential investors from the US who were in the city during the two days of violence were now considering setting up an operation in Birmingham. READ MORE...
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SE Controls, based in Lichfield, has invested more than £1m in new premises after securing funding from Barclays Corporate. Read More...
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Lending to small businesses has increased 22 per cent since the first quarter, but the total amount lent this year still falls short of the agreed £76bn full-year target under the Project Merlin agreement. Read More...
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Dudley-based corporate law firm Hawkins Hatton has been appointed to HSBC's West Midlands regional panel. Read More...
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The Stourbridge-based western branch of construction business Mansell has been awarded a contract to build a £13m care home in Bedford. Read More...
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Businesses are not expecting to see much economic growth over the next 12 months, according to a report by accountancy firm BDO. The firm, which has an office in Birmingham, attributed the shortfall in part to a fragile manufacturing sector. Read More...
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Midlands accountancy firm Smith Cooper has demerged its Leicester practice and is set to unveil a new office in the city, Insider has learned. Read More...
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Molson Coors Brewing Company, based in Burton-upon-Trent, has been ordered to pay out more than £64,000 after a delivery driver was hit by a forklift truck while on site, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has said. Read More...
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A new 24/7 online contract building service has been launched by the Forum of Private Business and Legal365.com. Read More...
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